Dear Laina !

My friends and I have been able to visit Bat Trang craft village in advance.

Here people burn pottery with coal. This type of kiln has existed for a long time, but according to the owner of the kiln, firing with this type of furnace, the quality of the product will be uneven, but the worker is very hard. So, at present, most of the village has switched to using gas furnaces. The handmade ceramic kiln consists of 3 floors, about 9m high, filled with coal and firewood around it, and there are also bags to store products in the oven. It is called a bag but it is made of refractory earth, shaped like a mill. The owner of the kiln said that in order to get the product to market, he had to fire for 3 days. She also briefly described to us the stages of making a ceramic product: kneading, molding, drying, drawing, dipping enamel, baking, ... It sounds simple, but each stage requires the potter. have to be skillful, sometimes even sophisticated.

Once in a while, it was time for us to return to school. On the car, everyone is happy to choose to buy beautiful ceramic products for themselves or to give to relatives.

Best friend,

Hoai Anh